1955 Bishop Tigers football team

1955 Bishop Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 6 Langston 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Bishop 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]

The 1955 Bishop Tigers football team represented Bishop College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Nathan E. Jones, the Tigers an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWAC.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 178:00 p.m.at Butler (TX)*
L 0–18[3][4]
September 248:00 p.m.Langston
L 0–46[5][6]
October 1at Prairie View A&MPrairie View, TXL 0–60[7]
October 88:00 p.m.Paul Quinn*
  • Wiley College Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–20[8]
October 15vs. Grambling*
L 0–80[9][10]
October 22Arkansas AM&NMarshall, TXL 6–19[11]
October 298:00 p.m.at Wiley
  • Wildcat Stadium
  • Marshall, TX
L 0–67[12][13]
November 5SouthernMarshall, TXL (forfeit)[14][15]
November 12at Texas CollegeTyler, TXL 7–47[16]
November 19Texas SouthernMarshall, TXL 0–84

References

  1. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Bishop To Begin Season Saturday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. September 16, 1955. p. 2A. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bishop to Host Langston Lions". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 20, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Bishop, Langston To Play Saturday At Wiley Stadium". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. September 23, 1955. p. 17. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Langston Tops Bishop 46-0". The St. Louis Argus. St. Louis, Missouri. September 30, 1955. p. 21. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "P. V. Racks Up Third Win Of Season, Humbles Bishop". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Complete College Grid Scores". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 10, 1955. p. 19. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Grambling is set to meet Bishop squad". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1955. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Unbeaten Grambling to play game Monday". The Shreveport Journal. October 18, 1955. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Homecoming At Bishop Draws 700". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 23, 1955. p. 8A. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bishop-Wiley Tilt Saturday". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. October 28, 1955. p. B1. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Wiley's Wildcats Escape Conference Loop Bottom By Defeating Hapless Bishop 67-0". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 4, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Bishop Cats To Host Southern U. Saturday". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 4, 1955. p. 11. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Austin, S. W. (November 11, 1955). "Southern U. Wins A Playless Game". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 10. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Steers Maul Bishop, 47-7". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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